John Elway

Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager John Elway announces the Lombardi Trophy is "for Pat [Bowlen]" after defeating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Photo by Eric Lars Bakke / Denver Broncos

John Elway, the player, knew a few things about freelancing on the field and getting hot at key moments of a game or a season—even when everyone watching couldn’t believe he had the audacity to make that throw, attempt that scramble, or call that audible.
John Elway, the executive, is...

First, a stipulation: In the NFL preseason, all stats, scores, and win-loss records are virtually meaningless. (Exhibit A: Two of the most dominant teams of all time, the 1985 Chicago Bears and 2007 New England Patriots, went a combined 36–2 in the regular season and playoffs—and 3–5 in the games...

The Broncos are the first Lombardi Trophy winner to lose its top two quarterbacks since the 2000 Baltimore Ravens. That franchise also rode its dominant defense, a strong running game, and some competent QB fill-ins to playoff appearances in two of the following three years.
Of course, what the...

We reporters spend our days searching for great stories, and it's tough to imagine a more compelling one than a left-for-dead Hall of Fame quarterback rising above his injuries and ineffectiveness to deliver his team an improbable Super Bowl victory.
That might be the exact story we're...

When ESPN Magazine unveiled its 13th annual Ultimate Standings this week, it didn't offer many surprises for Denver sports fans. As is often the case, the Broncos rule all, the Rockies and Nuggets are hide-your-eyes bad, and the Avs reside somewhere in the forgettable middle.
ESPN ranks all 122...

Denver is and always will be a top-notch sports town. Our population is active and fit to begin with, and we've long been faithful to and enthusiastic about our professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey teams, despite being the smallest of the dozen American cities that have...

After months of rumors and speculation about blockbuster trades, the NFL Draft unfolded last weekend in fairly conventional fashion. Although there were plenty of deals, the vast majority of them involved swaps of mid-to-low-round picks, not headline-level superstars.
That almost none of the pre...

There was a time when the NFL operated like any other sport, with flurries of activity around offseason events like the draft and the scouting combine, and mostly radio silence for the rest of the summer.
No longer. The NFL's widespread popularity combined with social media means the league now...

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The American Society of Interior Designers' (ASID) Colorado Chapter decorated the Governor's Residence for the holidays. Holiday tours, free and open to the public, will take place December 8-11 and December 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All photos by Sarah Boyum